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    the future, but not only does it make it question our history but also our future. An Inspector Calls is one of J.B Priestley’s plays which have many messages that are social and political, also this play has a

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    Message in J.B. Priestley's An Inspector Calls J.B Priestley sets the stage play of An Inspector Calls within the fictional industrialised city of Brumley. Brumley is most likely typical of many towns where the factory owners, who supplied much required employment, were able to run things in essence how they wanted. All action of the performance is carried out in the Birling's dining room. Mr Birling, his wife and their fully-grown children, Eric and Sheila have been

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    How does Priestley explore the concept of gender roles in inspector calls? Priestley presents a strong theme of gender injustice between men and women, he does this through all the characters but quite substantially through Mr Birling and Eva Smith where we see a conflict between the two. As well as the roles the two genders are responsible for and ultimately allowed to take on.Throughout the play priestly is touching on the roles genders possess and the damage this can do to a person due to the

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    How does Priestley use the figure of Eva Smith to convey a socialist message to theatre-goers? In this essay, I am going to discuss how the character Eva Smith in the play An Inspector Calls by JB Priestley is treated in the play and the relation of this to the socialist views of the playwright. I will look at the historical context of when the play was written and when it was set, describe what happens to Eva Smith throughout the play and then link this to a socialist viewpoint. The play is set

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    that nonsense” (as Inspector arrives) “I can’t accept any responsibility” - Mr. Birling. The sin of greed, selfishness, has been proven to be unequaled in the enervating of our communities. It is a characteristic that lies too downbeat within all of us; only some succeed in hiding it, but others are conspicuous about it. Their witlessness drives them to believe that their needs are above everything else. even if it means the death of an innocent soul. Set in 1912, An Inspector Calls is a modern morality

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    “An Inspector Calls” is originally a play by J B Priestley in 1945, and has been represented in a variety of diverse ways, as a book, a play and many films. In every production, Mr Arthur Birling is presented as a key and significant character. He represents the older generation. He shows how they don’t seem to change throughout the play, or learn from their mistakes, which certainly differs for the younger generation in the family. Priestley’s detailed stage directions include the staging of

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    Rush Hour 2 features Detective James Carter (Chris Tucker), who works for LAPD, and his friend, Chief Inspector Lee who works for Honk Kong Police Department (Jackie Chan). The movie begins in Hong Kong where Carter visits Lee on vacation however, soon after Carters arrival, Lee receives a call from his boss, who informs him that the Hong Kong Police suspect that Ricky Tan, the cunning head of the Fu-Cang-Long Triads gang, is responsible for an explosion in the American embassy that killed two Americans

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    Macbeth and An Inspector Calls, both plays written by William Shakespeare and J.B Priestley. The pair embeds the aspect of guilt upon their characters. ‘Macbeth’, a play written in 1605, set in 11th century Scotland. Contrastingly ‘An Inspector Calls,’ written in 1945, set in the North Midlands during the post-war period. Despite the variation in setting, the impact of guilt on the characters were similarly approached. Situated at the the start of the play, Shakespeare exposes Lady Macbeth’s masculinity

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    Hugo

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    film is Martin Scorsese. This movie is also starring incredible actors Asa Butterfield, Ben Kingsley, Sacha Baron Cohen, and Chloe Grace Moretz. This movie can be categorized into a number of genres. This movie includes some comedy, like when the inspector, Gustav, keeps tripping as he is chasing Hugo. There is also mystery, as there are various questions that need to be answered throughout the movie such as, What does Georges keep hidden in his wardrobe? Why does Isabelle have a key that fits Hugo’s

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    The Real Inspector Hound Contrasting settings, ideals and people dominate The Real Inspector Hound. Almost every character has an opposite, and is otherwise totally unique. Cynthia is opposite to Felicity, Simon is the contrast of Magnus, and so on. Tom Stoppard has included these contrasts for a variety of reasons and effects that combine to create the disturbing effect of the play incredibly effectively. But what individual effects do his characters create by

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